Lauren O. Venell

Now that I don’t sell retail any more I was able to go out to the San Francisco Renegade fair just as a shopper. There was unfortunately a bit of repetition, which will happen whenever any meme proves itself to be commercially successful. I saw at least four booths selling spiral-bound journals made from recycled book covers, and there were more mustaches, bacon and abstracted San Francisco maps than you could shake a stick at. Still, when you have 300ish vendors, you’re bound to find a few new and interesting things and find them I did! Here is a sampling of a few of the artists I admired this year: